Cybersecurity
CIA Listed BlackBerry's Car Software as Possible Target
- Documents released by WikiLeaks mention BlackBerry’s QNX unit
- QNX systems are installed in more than 60 million vehicles
WikiLeaks Claims Raise Questions of How CIA Was Hacked
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BlackBerry Ltd.’s QNX automotive software, used in more than 60 million cars, was listed as a potential target for the Central Intelligence Agency to hack, according to documents released by WikiLeaks.
CIA meeting notes mention QNX as one of several “potential mission areas” for the organization’s Embedded Devices Branch. The same branch also worked with U.K. spy agencies to develop tools to break into Apple iPhones, Google’s Android system and Samsung smart TVs, according to some of the 8,761 documents WikiLeaks posted Tuesday.